LT thinks ex-Chargers TE Antonio Gates should retire

LT thinks ex-Chargers TE Antonio Gates should retire

After putting up one of the most outstanding careers with a single team in NFL history, former Chargers tight end Antonio Gates may be wise to call it quits now after the team decided to part ways with the soon to be 38-year-old legend.

And although he did toss in a caveat at the end of his comments, his former Chargers and future Pro Football Hall of Fame teammate, running back LaDainian Tomlinson, feels like Gates has reached the end of the road and would hate to see him finish his career elsewhere.

“I think he should retire a Charger,” Tomlinson said, per TMZ. “I definitely think he still can play, though . . . [Gates] became known as one of the greatest Chargers ever. I would hate to see him put on another uniform. It just doesn’t seem right.”

Tomlinson’s comments are more than a little ironic after he hung onto his NFL career for arguably one or two seasons too long after deciding to finish his career with the Jets over the Bolts.